Download or read book Haemophilia in Aotearoa New Zealand written by Julie Park and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haemophilia in Aotearoa New Zealand provides a richly detailed analysis of the experience of the bleeding disorder of haemophilia based on longterm ethnographic research. The chapters consider experiences of diagnosis; how parents, children, and adults care and integrate medical routines into family life; the creation of a gendered haemophilia; the use and ethical dilemmas of new technologies for treatment, testing and reproduction; and how individuals and the haemophilia community experienced the infected blood tragedy and its aftermath, which included extended and ultimately successful political struggles with the neoliberalising state. The authors reveal a complex interplay of cultural values and present a close-up view of the effects of health system reforms on lives and communities. While the book focuses on the local biology of haemophilia in Aotearoa New Zealand, the analysis allows for comparison with haemophilia elsewhere and with other chronic and genetic conditions.

Download or read book A Bleeding Nuisance written by Julie Park and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Companion to Medical Anthropology written by Merrill Singer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fully revised new edition of the defining reference work in the field of medical anthropology A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition provides the most complete account of the key issues and debates in this dynamic, rapidly growing field. Bringing together contributions by leading international authorities in medical anthropology, this comprehensive reference work presents critical assessments and interpretations of a wide range of topical themes, including global and environmental health, political violence and war, poverty, malnutrition, substance abuse, reproductive health, and infectious diseases. Throughout the text, readers explore the global, historical, and political factors that continue to influence how health and illness are experienced and understood. The second edition is fully updated to reflect current controversies and significant new developments in the anthropology of health and related fields. More than twenty new and revised articles address research areas including war and health, illicit drug abuse, climate change and health, colonialism and modern biomedicine, activist-led research, syndemics, ethnomedicines, biocommunicability, COVID-19, and many others. Highlighting the impact medical anthropologists have on global health care policy and practice, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition: Features specially commissioned articles by medical anthropologists working in communities worldwide Discusses future trends and emerging research areas in the field Describes biocultural approaches to health and illness and research design and methods in applied medical anthropology Addresses topics including chronic diseases, rising levels of inequality, war and health, migration and health, nutritional health, self-medication, and end of life care Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology series, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition, remains an indispensable resource for medical anthropologists, as well as an excellent textbook for courses in medical anthropology, ethnomedicine, global health care, and medical policy.

Download or read book Disability on Equal Terms written by John Swain and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′Disability on Equal Terms is not a Turgid and difficult book despite its accent on complex and challenging themes. It is a lively and important read′ - The Skill Journal, June 2009 `[A] collection of highly readable and scholarly essays that reflect both the theoretical and practical implications of recent developments in the field. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in disability: highly recommended′ - Colin Barnes, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds This authoritative collection of writings examines and challenges traditional notions of disability. Edited and written by leading experts in the field, it offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a wide range of health and social care services, as well as a distinct and unique emphasis on the views, experiences, work and personal testimonies of disabled people themselves. The book is divided into three sections, each of which is prefaced by an editorial introduction which brings together the key themes and issues under discussion. Each section: " Examines the dominant assumptions about disability and impairment and their historical and cultural contexts " Documents the challenges to such presumptions generated by disabled people themselves " Explores the implications of such challenges for professional policy and practice This ground-breaking book will be essential reading for those studying disability studies, social work, nursing, and allied health and social care at all levels. It will also be a thought-provoking and inspiring read for disabled people and activists, professionals and policy makers. John Swain is based in the School of Health, Community and Education Studies at Northumbria Univeristy. Sally French is based at the Open Univeristy. Previous publications include the co-edited Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments, Second Edition (SAGE, 2004).

Download or read book Sure and Certain Death written by Barbara Nadel and published by Headline. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant evocation of the period and a truly unnerving, menacing and original plot... Sure and Certain Death is the fourth chilling World War Two crime mystery in the Francis Hancock series by award-winning Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Nicola Upson. East London, 1940: Francis Hancock finds the brutally eviscerated body of a woman in a derelict house. Francis' sister, Nancy, knew the victim. Then, shockingly, two more murders follow. Rumours start to spread through the East End about another Jack the Ripper. When a fourth woman is murdered, Nancy admits that she knew all of the victims, and Francis sets out to find the killer, discovering a trail of murderous resentment that goes back decades... What readers are saying about Sure and Certain Death: 'For Nadel fans, Sure and Certain Death is a must-read, as it is for historians of East London' 'Atmospheric, touching, different and unputdownable!' 'More brutal murders in a storyline that is gripping to the last page'

Download or read book You d Better Believe It written by Bill James and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. Harpur's domain is a small seaport city south of London. It's not unusual for the big-town criminals to consider such a spot as easy prey. At such times a policeman must rely keenly upon his colleagues, to be sure, and also upon his retinue of narks. This time it's a Lloyd's Bank branch that's the target. When the heist is postponed, a policeman is killed. One nark, then another, is murdered. As Harpur becomes driven to his limit, he must bypass regulations and settle things once and for all with a vicious crook named Holly. But not necessarily on his own terms.

Download or read book Capital Offensive written by Don Pendleton and published by Gold Eagle. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STONY MAN Dedicated to a seek-and-destroy mandate when presidential directive sends them into the heat of battle, the cyber and commando teams of Stony Man hit hard and fast to remove threats of global magnitude. Now a secret terrorist organization has hacked its way into defense satellites—opening a trapdoor to Hell…. CAPITAL OFFENSIVE America stands virtually defenseless as global security is compromised and nations prepare for the final conflagration that will end civilization. Stony Man gets a lead on a rogue Argentinean general and his twisted vision of a scorched and reborn planet Earth, but tracking the technology and the masters of destruction is a race where seconds count…and the loser will be humanity itself.

Download or read book Surgical Techniques for Cutaneous Scar Revision written by Marwali Harahap and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-01-03 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 500 detailed photographs, drawings and tables that illustrate and clarify operative techniques in step-by-step detail! This detailed reference supplies the latest and most comprehensive information available on new and innovative methods and techniques of cutaneous scar revision and removal. Written by more than 40 contributors who address one of the most important problems facing dermatologists and surgeons, Surgical Techniques for Cutaneous Scar Revision offers recommendations for the prevention of postoperative complications discusses information on the biomechanical properties of skin advises on planning elective incisions, excisions, and scar revisions describes recent advances such as laminal dermal reticulotomy, scalpel sculptural technique, subcutaneous incisionless technique, and laser treatment gives an overview of scar tissue formation considers problems caused by an overgrowth of scar tissue explores types of wounds and individual peculiarities that influence scarring emphasizes careful study of an unsatisfactory scar and accurate scar analysis stresses scar prevention and minimization by properly managing the initial wound covers the cultural and psychological aspects of skin defects and more! Responding to patient demand for more specialized and comprehensive treatment, Surgical Techniques for Cutaneous Scar Revision is an invaluable reference for dermatologic surgeons; dermatologists; reconstructive, plastic, and cosmetic surgeons; general surgeons; otolaryngologists; ophthalmologists; orthopedic surgeons; family physicians; and medical students in these disciplines.

Download or read book Loudmouth written by Tom Guise and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Cockneys have doubts about the fourth member of their card school who always seems to be bragging, yet never saying anything specific. When one of them wins the pools they set out to trap their mate, shame him and shut him up for good. This leads to an adventure they could never have dreamed of, and leads them to start questioning their own characters.

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Download or read book Lizzie written by Lena Kennedy and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter what life throws at her, she refuses to give up . . . Tiny, warm-hearted, and totally devoted to her charming rogue of a husband, Lizzie mothers her brood of nephews and nieces through the perils of the war-torn capital. As she struggles to make a home for them in the busy bomb shelters of underground London, she helps launch them on the roller-coaster of life and stands by with help and encouragement. For Lizzie is a survivor, an irresistible heroine with the unquenchable optimism, the great heart, the indomitable courage that sum up the true spirit of the East End. Join Lizzie and her family as they negotiate the trials and tribulations of life during the Second World War in this beautifully heartwarming tale of perseverance and fortitude. ************* What readers are saying about LIZZIE 'A win, hands down' - 5 STARS 'Heart-warming, soulful, joyful - I loved it' - 5 STARS 'I enjoyed this book from beginning to end' - 5 STARS 'A real page-turner' - 5 STARS 'Lena Kennedy is a real gutsy writer . . . very very good' - 5 STARS

Download or read book Intimate Details Vital Statistics written by Peter Davis and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It offers a history of AIDS in this country and presents important and interesting research into the disease and into areas of social life that have previously been obscured by myth, taboo and legal prohibition. Contributors discuss the epidemic from the perspective of the groups involved, and outline the unique response of the New Zealand government and the public - a panic-free response characterised by early mobilisation, a preventive approach, and substantial involvement of the gay community.

Download or read book Evacuee written by Ken Chadwick and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evacuee is for those who know ALL about the 1939-45 war – and for those who should know about itSeptember 1939: five year old Frank is evacuated to Staffordshire – so that Hitler can bomb Birmingham. During the allocation of billets at the village hall, the evacuees are haphazardly assigned good, bad and even evil placements. Frank’s new guardian is an unhappy woman who hates his enforced presence in her home. She scorches the naked boy before a roaring fire; applauds her bully of a son when he brands him with a red-hot peashooter, and she teaches Frank to dread irregular bath days – when his head will be held under the water to the point of drowning. For the next three years young Frank tries to avoid her nastiness by staying small. At school, although the city kids blossom under Father Daniel’s gentle guidance, they are venomously subjugated by a fearsome nun teacher, the ‘Black Cow’. The antipathy of the Staffordshire village is superficial though. Some memories will remain with the evacuees forever, like the memories of school, church, helping on the farm, brass bands, pig sticking, the people, the canal, friendships and adventures in the ‘foreign’ countryside – as they survive, laugh, play and grow up.They will also remember the comeuppances – including one final, shocking event.

Download or read book A Beginner s Guide To Acting English written by Shaparak Khorsandi and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1977 and life in Iran is becoming unpredictable. The Shah will be overthrown and events are about to take place on the world stage. But for five-year-old Shappi Khorsandi all this means is that she must flee, leaving behind a mad extended Iran clan and everything she has ever known. Shappi and her beloved brother Peyvand arrive with their parents in London - all cold weather and strange food - without a word of English. If adapting to a new culture isn't troubling enough, it soon becomes clear that the Ayatollah's henchmen are in pursuit. With the help of MI5, Shappi's family go into hiding. So apart from checking under the family car for bombs every morning, Shappi's childhood is like any other kids' - swings in the park, school plays, kiss-chase and terrorists. 'An extraordinary story...really funny and warm' Graham Norton

Download or read book Friend of the Sun written by Kevin Abulu and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The AFib Cure written by John D. Day and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most doctors will tell you that there isn't much you can do to treat atrial fibrillation, aside from taking medications for the rest of your life. Cardiologists and a-fib specialists John D. Day and T. Jared Bunch disagree. Atrial fibrillation strikes one in four American adults. Not only do people suffering from this condition suffer from shortness of breath, fatigue, chest discomfort, decreased ability to exercise and do activities of daily living, arrhythmia, and palpitations, but their risk of a stroke, cognitive decline and dementia, heart failure, or premature death also shoots way up. Today, a whole new body of research—one most physicians are unaware of—shows that biomarker and lifestyle optimization may put half the cases of atrial fibrillation into remission without drugs or procedures. And for those in whom these remedies are insufficient or not tolerated, new procedures, in combination with biomarker and lifestyle optimization, may offer lifetime remission from atrial fibrillation and its devastating consequences. In clear, accessible, patient-centric language, Drs. Day and Bunch share their revolutionary approach to treating atrial fibrillation, developed through a combined 53 years working with a-fib patients. The effectiveness of their plan has been proven through countless medical studies. And now, in The AFib Cure: Get Off Your Medications, Take Control of Your Health, and Add Years to Your Life, they share that plan with you. If you're looking for a drug-free solution to your atrial fibrillation, or have a family history of atrial fibrillation and don't want to suffer the same fate, The AFib Cure is for you. Let The AFib Cure show you how to live longer, healthier, free from medications, and free from the fear of atrial fibrillation overshadowing your life.

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